As the last traces of sunlight begins to fade from the horizon, night rolled over quietly on the island. On a secluded cliff near the docks, not too far away from the Slifer dorm, Zane and Mash decided that this is the perfect spot for their duel.
"Huh, you were right, Zane," Mash remarked as he looked around. "This place really is the perfect place to have a hidden duel."
The cliffside was surrounded by thick brushes and many trees, creating a natural wall that concealed anyone who would accidentally stumble upon their duel. Not only that, The clearing was wide enough for two duelists to stand on opposite ends without feeling cramped.
Mash and Zane took their positions at opposite ends of the grassy clearing, Duel Disks at the ready. And watching from the sidelines were Jaden, Syrus, Alexis, and Chumley.
"Aw man… this is a disaster!" Syrus shouted as he rubbing his hair nervously. "Because of me, Mash is gonna get totally destroyed by my brother!"
"What are you talking about, Sy?" Jaden turned to him with a baffled look. "You know how strong Mash is! I think he's got a real shot at taking down your undefeated brother!"
"No way!" Syrus denied. "My brother has defeated many pro duelists, he's won multiple tournaments, and his deck is the strongest in the school! His Cyber Dragon deck is unbeatable! There's no way Mash can win against him!"
"If we go by that, then Mash is also the same! " Jaden shot back, "Even if he hasn't dueled pros here or entered tournaments there, he said it himself that he comes from a world where dueling is way more advanced than ours! Mash and Miss Labrynth could totally win!"
"Nu-uh!" Syrus snapped defensively.
"Yu-huh!" Jaden fired back immediately.
They kept going back and forth like two kids arguing over whose toy was cooler. Chumley let out a long sigh as he watched them bicker.
"Alexis," he called to her.
Alexis glance at him. "What?"
"Who do you think will win this duel?" Chumley asked.
"Hm..." Alexis crossed her arms, as she begins to think about the matchup seriously.. "I'm... Not sure."
"Huh!?" Chumley was surprised.
"Usually... I would bet on Zane without hesitation, since that is basically the norm considering his dueling skills. However..." Her expression turned into uncertainty. "Mash can also be considered the same. His dueling ability, his deck, his knowledge, they're probably on par with Zane's."
"This duel... could go either way."
Back on the field, Zane slid his duel disk into his arm.
"You know… it's been a long time since I've gone slumming with a Slifer," Zane said, with his usual cold tone.
"Slumming? Ha! You think you're dueling against some low level opponent?" Mash scoffed with a confident smirk. "Just know this, Zane… this Slifer can actually walk his talk."
"Is that so..." Zane nodded slightly. "Then I expect this to be worthwhile."
"Also... One last thing." Mash lifted a finger.
"Hm?" Zane raised his brow, and then his eyes went wide.
Mash's expression... had shifted drastically.
Gone was his usual cocky grin. Instead, Mash stared at him with a look of pure cold hostility, as if what he's seeing was nothing but the most disgusting thing ever imaginable.
"From now on, I'll treat you the same way I treat the other Obelisk Blue students…"
"Like a total piece of shit."
Mash said with a cold and mocking tone.
Zane, however, didn't even react to his provocation a little bit as only a faint exhale of disappointment come out of him.
"Fine," he said, closing his eyes briefly. "It wouldn't be the first time I've faced an opponent who doesn't know how to respect a duel."
"Oh, don't misunderstand, Zane..." Mash replied. "I respect the duel. I just don't have any respect… for you."
A heavy silence fell between them, broken only by the distant crash of waves against the dock.
"...Instead of wasting this time with pointless blabber." Zane stares at Mash coldly. "Let's begin this duel."
Mash activated his duel disk, his smug grin returning to his face.
"Agreed."
Both duelists took their stances.
"DUEL!!!"
{Zane LP: 4000 | Mash LP: 4000}
Zane draw his five cards in one smooth motion.
Then he glanced briefly toward Mash, only to find him standing still with his eyes shut, and in his hand was just two cards that he draw.
"What are you doing?" Zane asked flatly.
"Hold up a bit, Zane…" Mash exhaled softly. And hen he opened his eyes, his brown eyes was replaced by a shimmering white eyes. "I'm testing out something."
"H–His eyes… they turned silver again!" Syrus shouted.
Zane narrowed his gaze. "And what exactly are you testing?"
Mash didn't answer. Instead, he swiftly drew three more cards casually.
"You'll see," he said with an smirk as his eyes turned to it's normal color. "Anyway, why don't The Kaiser go ahead and take the first turn? Be my guest."
"Fine." Zane's drew his sixth card. "You better not regret it."
"Regret?" Mash tilted his head up, looking down on him. "You're the one who should feel regret for accepting this duel."
A muscle in Zane's jaw tightened. And although he said nothing, the mood between them dipped sharply.
Zane's eyes narrowed sharply at Mash before raising a card. "Then, for my first turn, I'll—"
"HOLD UP!!"
Mash's voice sliced in before Zane could finish and Zane's eyebrow twitched.
"For your first turn," Mash declared, "I activate {Arias the Labrynth Butler}'s quick effect!"
"Huh!?" Chumley shouted in shock. "How is he activating a monster effect already!?"
"That's because Arias quick effect activate on either main phase, and at anytime in that main phase." Mash held up a finger. "Anyway, by discarding her to the graveyard, I can either set a Trap card that I can activate immediately, or..."
He pulled a card dramatically from his hand.
"...SPECIAL SUMMON a 'Labrynth' monster straight to the field!"
"So let me introduce you to my loveliest ace." Mash smirks confidently as he slid a card in his Duel Disk.
"THIS EARLY!??" Syrus and Jaden jaw dropped.
"It hasn't even been a single turn, and this is Zane's turn!" Alexis gasped.
A massive silver door materialized on Mash's field, its surface engraved with intricate silver patterns. Then Arias appeared from behind the silver door, grasping the long silver handle.
"OHO HO HO HO~!"
An elegant yet menacing laugh echoed from behind the door.
WOOOOOSH!!!
A burst of wind exploded outward as the door swung open, as a massive silver battle-axe shot out like a spinning sawblade, spinning through the air straight toward Zane's head.
"WATCH OUT!!" Syrus shouted.
Zane didn't move a single inch. As the axe halted just inches of his face, before it reversed it's direction instantly, spinning cleanly back into the waiting hands of its owner.
Lovely Labrynth stepped through the silver doorway with her regal poise, her heels clicking sharply on the grassy cliff as her long hair shine like living mercury. She rested her axe on her shoulder and smirk smugly.
"Did you flinch, Kaiser~?" she purred. "No? Hmhm~ You might want to start doing it. Because, you'll be flinching a LOT in this duel~"
"OHO HO HO HO HO HO!!!"
{Lovely Labrynth of the Silver Castle|8 Star|Dark|Fiend/Effect| ATK: 2900 DEF: 1900}
Zane stared at her imposing figure without blinking. "A 2900-attack monster on my very first turn…"
"Our first turn," Mash corrected smoothly. "Know the difference, stupid."
"Either way..." Zane ignored the jab. "this works in my favor."
"As I normal summon {Cyber Dragon} in attack mode!" Zane declared as he slap a card in his duel disk.
A white metallic serpentine machine appeared on the field with a mechanical roar.
{Cyber Dragon|5 Star|Light|Machine/Effect| ATK: 2100 DEF: 1600}
"Wait—what!?" Jaden sputtered. "How did he Normal Summon a Level 5 monster that easily!?"
"Ehem." Mash and Lovely coughed and stare at Jaden with a deadpan expression.
"Well... yours is just your usual shenanigans." Jaden said. "But, Zane normal summoned a level 5 monster without tributing!"
"That's because of {Cyber Dragon}'s effect." Zane explained. "If my opponent controls a monster and I don't control any, I could normal summon him without tributing."
"Pretty neat effect, for a pretty weak monster~" Lovely giggled into her hand. "2100 attack? Please, Kaiser~ That's closer to a pocket change than a threat~"
Zane ignored her.
"Next," Zane announced, sliding a card into his Duel Disk. "I'll activate the Equip Spell {Future Fusion}(Anime)."
Mash's gasped. "Future Fusion! Before the errata!?"
"?" Zane shot him a confused look, before continue explaining. "This... is no ordinary fusion card, Mash. As it's allow me to fuse cards that is not in my hand!"
"Not in his hand!?" Jaden shouted.
Zane nodded once. "By sending the required Fusion Materials from my deck to the Graveyard, I can summon the resulting monster… from the future."
He revealed the two cards from his deck. "So I'll send both copies of Cyber Dragon from my deck in order to Fusion Summon…"
"{Cyber Twin Dragon}."
A massive mechanical dragon materialize beside the original Cyber Dragon, except this one has two snarling heads, and it was even more ferocious than the normal one.
{Cyber Twin Dragon|8 Star|Light|Machine/Fusion/Effect| ATK: 2800 DEF: 2100}
"Oooh~" Lovely raised a hand to her lips. "It got a little kick to it with it's 2800-attack… However~ It is still just nothing compared to me~!"
"Not only that, for that monster to be in the field, future fusion must be equipped to Cyber Twin Dragon," Mash pointed out. "And if it were destroyed... let's say from Lovely's effect..."
"Then your dumbass dragon is gone~! O-ho-ho-ho-ho~!" Lovely laughed with a smug pose.
Jaden whistled. "Mash and Miss Labrynth are going all in on the trash talk today…"
Zane simply closed his eyes and exhaled through his nose. "I'll set one card and end my turn."
A single face-down appeared behind his dragons.
{Zane Hand: 3 Cards | Zane field: 2 monster + 1 Equip Spell + 1 Set card}
"Well then… it's my turn." Mash said with a smug, casual confidence, like he'd already decided the duel's outcome.
"Draw!"
Mash draw a card, and smirked at the thought of what he's about to do.
"Now then, Zane… I hope you don't faint from shock when I play… {Pot of Greed}!" Mash declared dramatically. "It lets me draw two cards from my deck!"
Zane just stared at him flatly. "It's just Pot of Greed. What is so surprising about that?"
"Because I'll be playing {Pot of Greed} again!!"
"AGAIN!?" Syrus shouted, nearly tripping over his own feet.
Mash drew two more cards, then looked at Zane with an unhinged smile.
"And now… go on, Zane. Guess what I'll be playing next… FOR THE THIRD TIME!!!"
Zane eyes widen. "…No way."
"That's right!" Mash practically screamed as he slam the card down. "I'll activate my third {Pot of Greed}! For another two cards!!"
He drew with a flourish, fanning all seven cards in his hand to Zane.
"And now… with seven cards in my hand? Oh, this is gonna be fun." He smiled smugly at Zane.
Zane narrow his eyes. "I see. So that thing you did during the draw… was so you can draw three Pot of Greed in your hand?"
Mash blinked innocently. "What 'thing'? I have no idea what you're talking about!"
"Yeah, Zane~!" Lovely leaned in on Mash. "Do you have dementia~? Or are you just simply retarded!? Ho ho ho~!"
Zane stared at the two of them coldly. But inside his mind... he was confused.
[Why... are they so mad at me?]
[This doesn't even feel like a usual trash-talk you see in tournaments just to make your opponent make mistake, It's more as if they are personally mad at me for what I did...]
[Is it because...!]
Then Mash snapped his thought as he pulled and showed a card from his hand. "I'll activate {Labrynth Chandraglier} effect!"
"By discarding this card along with another card..." he tossed both into his graveyard, "...I can set a 'Labrynth' Spell or Trap directly from my deck!"
A set card materialized in front of him with a mechanical click.
"And I'll set {Big Welcome Labrynth}!"
"Next, I activate {Labrynth Cooclock}! which I totally should've used first, but whatever!" Mash continued as he immediately raise another card.
"By discarding him..." Mash place the card to his Graveyard. "...it allows me to activate a trap card that I set this turn! So I'll Immediately activate {Big Welcome Labrynth} to Special Summon...!"
Another massive silver doorway manifested on Mash's side of the field
"Come forth! {Lady Labrynth of the Silver Castle}!"
And from that door, Miss Labrynth stepped through the doorway but this one is different as she wears a gleaming silver armor and brandishing two silver blades.
{Lady Labrynth of the Silver Castle|8 Star|Dark|Fiend/effect| ATK: 3000 DEF: 2900}
"And now back you go because of Big Welcome second effect!"
The door yanked her back inside then closed and disappear into Mash hand.
"Though it doesn't matter! As I could always special summon her really easily!" Mash explained.
"Impressive. I see that you did that combo just to have her in your hand." Zane nodded once, impressed despite himself. "That was a nice combo, I see that you have some skill."
Syrus gasped. "Zane… complimented Mash!?"
"HA! Of course, dipshit!" Mash scoffed like the compliment was just air. "Unlike you who can only spam Cyber Dragon like a caveman! My deck actually required brain cells to use, since it is a control deck!!!"
"Which someone with a small brain like yours wouldn't know how to play!" He jabbed a finger at Zane.
Zane just stared at him unremarkably.
Mash continued sharply, "Now then… since Lady Labrynth left the field thanks to Big Welcome's second effect which is a trap card... I can activate Lovely Labrynth's effect!"
"I remember her effect..." Zane's expression darkened with recognition. "It lets her destroy a card on the field… or a card in my hand."
"Exactly." Mash crossed his arms. "Normally, I'd destroy something on the field like a monster, or a set card. However..."
He raised a hand dramatically.
"Lovely. Do the honors."
"Ho ho ho~!" Lovely's grin sharpened like a blade. "With pleasure~!"
Lovely Labrynth stepped forward with the slow, deliberate grace of a queen as she walked toward Zane, who just stares at her with his usual icy-cold stare.
[So this is the infamous 'Lovely Walk'…] he thought, arms still folded.
She continued walking past his Cyber Dragon and Cyber Twin Dragon the ferocious mechanical dragons were reduced to mere lifeless statues in her presence.
[The Obelisks boys keep talking about how her approach felt less like a monster's effect and more like an executioner closing in] Zane recalled the rumors just as she arrived at arm's length in front of him.
She looked down at him with a smug looking smile.
"Ho ho~ It seems like you're a tad bit shorter than me, Zane~ Did you not drink your milk this morning~?"
Zane ignored her insult. "So... how should we do this?"
"Oh, don't worry~ It's simple!" she chimed. "Just show me the back of your cards and I just pick one of them to destroy~ Easy, right?"
"Alright."
Zane lifted his hand, revealing the backs of his three cards with steady composure. "There."
"Ho ho~ Thanks for the cooperation~! And also... I just want to say one thing~" She leaned in to Zane ear, as her tone dropped to a venomous whisper.
"You're really are a bad big brother~"
[I see...] Zane's eyes narrowed his eyes. [My guess was right.]
"You know how your little brother idolize you so much~" Lovely whispered. "He works so hard to try to be like you, and become a great duelist. And yet... every step he makes, every tears he drops and every time he shouted your name, just hoping that you'll atleast look his away..."
"You gave him silence. distance. and coldness."
"And so... with every dismissal you do against Syrus, you chip away at him. That's why he's weak." Her tone tightened into a soft, vicious hiss.
"It is all your fault, Zane~ For why your brother is like this~"
A slow exhale left Zane mouth. It was not anger, nor guilt, but it was an exhausted breath of someone who had heard these accusations more times than he could count.
"I think you're misunderstood... Lovely Labrynth." Zane as he whispered back.
"Because what I'm doing... Is for Syrus own sake."
Lovely eyes widen. "what."
Across the field, the spectators watched with total confusion.
"What are they talking about? This usually wouldn't take this long." Syrus asked nervously.
"I don't know... I can't hear what they're talking about." Jaden replied.
Lovely remained inches from Zane as he whisper again.
"You think I've haven't heard many people call me a 'Bad Brother' or even harsh, cold, or even a heartless one...? I know about it all... except," Zane look at her coldly in the eye.
"I dismissed them. Because none of them understand what I'm doing."
"W-what... exactly are you doing?" Lovely asked as shock slips through her usually smugness
"I'm preparing him to be a great duelist." Zane whispered bluntly. "Coddling Syrus would destroy him. If I hold his hand to walk everytime, then he wouldn't even learn how to stand. Because pain is not the enemy... it's dependency that is the enemy."
"So... you believe hurting him is helping him!?" Lovely voice was a bit louder.
"I believe that weakness must be confronted, not comforted." Zane crossed his arms, still whispering coldly. "If he relies on me, then he'll stay a child. And if he fears disappointment, then he'll eventually overcome it."
"That... is how he'll become strong." His gaze met hers without wavering. "And you'll never understand."
Lovely stared at him stunned, then trembling, and then she placed her entire hand over her face.
"Ha... ha ha..."
Then broke into a maniacal laughter.
"KYA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!" Lovely arched back as she laugh. "HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!"
Jaden, Syrus and the others looks at her like she was crazy, but also wondering what did they talked about.
Zane remained perfectly still. "Can you hurry up and pick a card?"
"Oh, Zane~" She plucked a random card from his hand as though pulling a petal from a flower. "I'll relish the day you realize... that you are wrong~"
Zane didn't answer, as Lovely walked back to Mash's field.
"Darling..." she called, as an aura of malice warps the air around her as her expression were unreadable.
Mash blinked. "Hm? What's wrong?"
"Zane..." Lovely lifted her face up and an inhuman, demonic grin stretching across it.
"Ȋ̴̳͎͎ ̴͚͆̕ẉ̵̝̏a̸̳͠n̸̹̅̓ţ̸̡͎̆ ̵̥͌t̷̳̎̕ọ̶̦͂̓̑ ̴̝̏̒s̷̢̚ͅē̷̥̈́̌e̶͕͂̒̑ ̶̨̳͓̊͘h̶̘̬̞̓i̵̪̻̟͑̕͝m̴̻̌ ̸̢̮̍̇̆b̶̻́͌u̵͇̹̓r̶̝̬̈́̀n̸̪̍ ̵͕̔͂t̶̲̜͇̏̓ǫ̸̜͈̕ ̸̗̅t̵̙͉̰̆h̷̡̾̽͝ȇ̶̖̪̺̕ ̶̝͉̋g̵̳̱̾r̵̲̽͆͘o̶̪̪͘u̸̱͒ṅ̷̪̭̹̄̾d̷̦̉.̸͙͐ ̶̭͘L̵̻̉i̵̧̛̼̖k̸̪͓̭̉̉̚ḛ̴̜́̚ ̶͕̤̔͒t̶̪̿̋̔h̶̻̔e̵̮̽̏ ̷̪̪͈͒̈́ẘ̷͍̙͘̚ȯ̷̳̬͛̍r̸̛̼̆̈ͅt̶͕̯̓́h̷̗̯̘́͐̔l̸̩̞̹̚e̶͎̋̉s̶͚͌̆̾s̶̛̼̯̤̈́̆ ̸̨͋͝ͅp̷̧̛͙i̸̟̖̅̿̈́e̴̙̮͐ċ̶̣̿̑ȅ̴͚́̾ ̴̟̽ò̶̬̯f̶̧̊̊ ̴̫̐s̶̲̹̽̈h̵̫͎͗ì̶͖̀͊t̸̫͖̾̚͠ ̷̫̬̆h̵̯̽͂e̴̺͇͌̔͠ ̷̢̮̱̾͠i̵̼͇̪̒̾s̵̙̟̑̀͝.̸̢͉̗̊"
"I get it, Lovely... and don't worry."
Mash didn't even blink as he jabbed a finger toward Zane with a violent grin.
"I'LL MAKE SURE HE LOSE IN THE MOST DISRESPECTFUL WAY POSSIBLE!!!!"
"So I set three cards!" Mash slammed two cards facedown. "And end my turn!!!"
{Mash Hand: 5 Cards | Mash field: 1 Monster + 3 Set Cards}
Zane stared at him with his brow raised as he draw a card nonchalantly.
"Why did you not attack?" he asked. "Your monster has higher attack than any of mine."
"Well... It's because I don't need to." Mash leaned forward with that cocky smirk stretching wider by the second. "Can't you see, Zane? This duel is already over…"
Mash raised his hand dramatically.
"FOR YOU."
Zane didn't rise to the taunt. As he simply narrowed his eyes, toward Mash three set backrow cards. "Hm…"
"Then..." Then he slid a card onto his Duel Disk. "I activate {Mystical Space Typhoon} to destroy one of your set cards."
Mash's expression cracked. "What!?"
A vortex of wind then flew straight toward one of Mash set card, and the set card revealed itself to be {Magic Cylinder} before it gets destroyed.
Mash and Zane looked at eachother awkwardly.
Zane exhaled slowly. "May I guess that both of your remaining set cards are also {Magic Cylinder}'s?"
"No." Mash lied as easily as he breath.
Zane closed his eyes, almost disappointed. "I'm not going to fall for whatever you're planning, Mash."
"It won't work on me," he added.
"Heh! Are you sure about that?" Mash shot back, jabbing a thumb toward himself. "I'm the Trap King of the whole damn school, Kaiser! If I want you to fall into my trap, then trust me, I'll make sure you fucking fall into one!"
"Fine," Zane replied, voice hardening. "Then I'll accept your challenge."
He slapped a card down. "First, I activate {Pot of Greed} to draw two additional cards."
As the new cards slid into his hand, Zane's eyes widened slightly just enough for Syrus to noticed and gasped.
"Oh no… he got the card."
Zane smirked. "Seems like you're right. This duel will be decided in this turn."
"And I'm gonna be the winner..." Mash crossed his arms confidently. "And you say bye-bye to your undefeated title, Loser."
"We'll see about that." Zane countered with a cold snort. He slid another card into his Duel Disk. "As I {De-fusion} my {Cyber Twin Dragon}!"
The twin-headed dragon dissolved into light, splitting back into two Cyber Dragons that landed on his field.
"And now," Zane declared, "I activate {Power Bond}!"
Jaden's eyes blew open. "Oh crap!"
"And by fusing all three of my {Cyber Dragon}'s on my field..." Zane thrust his hand forward. "I'll turn them into the ultimate end of this duel!!!"
The three dragons were swallowed in blinding light, as their metal body twisting and merging with a powerful bond.
"IT'S OVER FOR YOU!! COME FORTH, {CYBER END DRAGON}!!!"
And from the bright light, emerge not just one head... but a massive three-headed steel serpent dragon, It's size was thrice the size of Cyber Twin Dragon, and its wings unfolding to make itself look bigger. It then released a roar that shook the very cliffside.
{Cyber End Dragon|10 Star|Light|Machine/Fusion/Effect| ATK: 4000 DEF: 2800}
"This is it...!" Syrus looked at the mighty dragon from the sideline. "My brother ultimate ace that could even rival Obelisk!"
Zane continued "And with {Power Bond}'s effect, It's attack stat is doubled!"
{Cyber End Dragon ATK: 4000 -> 8000}
"Woah!! I can't believe I could see two back-to-back 8000 attack monster on the field today!" Chumley gasped.
Mash just looked up at the colossal dragon with an relaxed smirk.
"Hah~" Lovely stared at the dragon beside him. "If I said I'm not intimidated, that would be a lie~"
"You calmed down?" Mash asked.
"Mm~ but I'm not scared." Lovely's grin sharpened as she looked back at her lover. "My Darling is reliable, after all~"
Back to Zane who wasn't done. "Lastly, I normal summon {Cyber Pheonix} in attack mode."
A blazing mechanical bird of white metal burst from swirling fire, circling over Cyber End Dragon before taking formation at Zane's side.
{Cyber Phoenix|4 Star|Fire|Machine/Effect| ATK: 1200 DEF: 1600}
"Now... It's time for battle." Zane declared as he shove his hand forward.
"Cyber End Dragon! Attack Lovely Labrynth!"
"NU-UH!" Mash slammed a button on his Duel Disk. "I flip {Magic Cylinder}! I target your monster, negate the attack, and shoot all 8000 damage back at you!"
Zane didn't even flinch. "Not so fast. Since you targeted one of my Machine monsters, {Cyber Phoenix} effect activate to negate your Magic Cylinder."
Cyber Phoenix screeched as it opens it's beak and fired an fiery electrical beam that negates Mash's card.
"But I still have more! As I flip my other {Magic Cylinder}!" Mash declared, as another of his set card stand up.
"Hmph. Predictable." Zane revealed his own facedown. "I'll activate one of my set card, {Solemn Judgement}! By paying half of my LP, I can negate and destroy your Magic Cylinder!"
{Zane LP: 4000 -> 2000}
A robed old man appeared and smite Mash's trap to dust.
"Ugh... Damn." Mash said. "That was my last one..."
"Mash has no set cards left!" Jaden shouted.
"Zane can attack Lovely for game!" Syrus shouted.
"That may be true, But…" Alexis stared at Zane. "Why is he hesitating?"
Zane just stared at Mash with his usual coldness, however, there was something odd about Mash.
[This guy… doesn't look like someone who's about to lose.]
Zane thought as he observe Mash closely, sure his expression looked like they were loosing, however... his body seemed calm and relaxed as he crossed his arms.
[There must be some kind of trick up his sleeve, but...]
There had to be a trick. But since Zane activated Power Bond to fusion summon a 4000-attack monster.
He narrowed his eyes.
[I have no option but to attack!]
"CYBER END DRAGON!!! ATTACK LOVELY LABRYNTH WITH SUPER STRIDDEN BLAZE!!!"
Cyber End Dragon roared, and all three of it's head release a combined devastating laser attack straight toward Lovely.
Until...
A {Magic Cylinder} materialized out of thin air and absorbed the blast.
"WHAT!?" Everyone in the field shouted.
"How!?" Zane's voice cracked with disbelief. "You don't have any set cards left! How did you activate Magic Cylinder!?"
"Ho ho ho~" Lovely twirled her hair smugly. "Oh, Zane... you stupid fucking dumbass~ My Darling might be out of set cards… but he's not out of options~"
"Correct." Mash nodded. "Now how about you examine closely at the Magic Cylinder?"
Zane examined the magic cylinder closely as realize.
"It's... purple?"
"That's right! And it's because of this little beauty." Mash pulled a card from his banished pile and held it up. "{Transaction Rollback}!"
"Transaction... Rollback?" Zane uttered. "I've never heard of that card,"
"Didn't ask. Didn't care." Mash shrugged. "anyway, by paying half of my LP and sending this card out of play when it is in the graveyard, I am able to activate it's special effect..."
{Mash LP: 4000 -> 2000}
"I can copy a card that is in my graveyard." Mash smirked. "And just guess what I copied!"
"He copied {Magic Cylinder} from his graveyard!" Chumley shouted.
"Then does that mean...!" Jaden said
Syrus just stared with wide eyes at Zane. "No... way..."
"Ah... I see." Zane let out a small breath… then smiled faintly. "I lost."
Mash grinned like a demon. "AND NOW I'LL BLAST YOUR 8000 ATTACK STRAIGHT BACK AT YOU, BITCH!!!"
The purple Magic Cylinder fired the redirected blast directly into Zane.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!
{Zane LP: 2000 -> 0}
As the holographic dust on the field start to settle, Zane was standing still in the middle of the dust with his eyes remained closed. Not in denial, but in acceptance for taking an unquestionable loss.
At last, he opened his eyes and stepped forward.
"That was a good duel, Mash." Zane extended his hand toward Mash with the dignified respect of a duelist acknowledging another.
However, it get's slapped away by Mash without hesitation.
"Fuck off," he said flatly. "Don't get all friendzie-wennie with me just because we dueled once."
Zane sighed slowly, he's not irritated, just resigned. "Fine," he murmured, as if he expected nothing less.
Alexis approached from behind him, as she gave Zane a sympathetic glance. "Don't mind him," she said. "This is just how he is."
"It's fine. Let's go get dinner," he said to Alexis, as he turned to walk away.
Alexis follow him from behind as the two walked off towards their dorm.
Meanwhile, Mash and Lovely immediately walk towards their friends looking all victorious.
"HO HO HO~!" Lovely laughed all smugly. "I told you all, didn't I? My Darling is the strongest duelist in this entire school~!"
"Yeah, I think he really is the strongest." Jaden grinned, clutching a fist over his chest. "Which makes me pumped up to one day win against him!"
"HO HO HO~! That. Will never happen~!"
On the other side, Mash didn't even look at Jaden as he headed straight for Syrus.
"Now... Sy." Mash stopped right in front of him, crossing his arms. "Are you a man of your word, hm?"
"Alright, alright… I'll change my deck…" he muttered, rubbing the back of his head. "B-but… what kind of deck are you changing it into?"
"Oh, don't worry. It's still the same deck." Mash reassured.
Syrus blinked. "It is…?"
"Except," Mash smirk as he lean in dramatically, "that I'm giving your Roids…"
He snapped his fingers.
"A bit of SPEED."
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Just guess what deck Syrus will be getting from Mash.
Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed as I need to sacrifice my whole weeks worth of study time just so I could finish this chapter.
Anyway, I'll be out for a week doing my test, so please pray for my luck as I didn't study anything for tomorrow, Lmao.
chiao!
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